Multiple choice

Directions: In the following sentence, four words or phrases have been underlines. Choose the word or phrase that is inappropriate in standard written English and mark your answer as (1), (2), (3) or (4) depending on whether the error is underlined part (1), (2), (3), or (4).

(1) It was (2) exactly noon than I (3) clambered over (4) the edge of the bridge.

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Look at the underlined part (2), occurrence of the word ‘than’ instead of ‘that’ marks the sentence grammatically incorrect.

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